Recorded 2009–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 108 births

Khing — boys' name

108 babies named Khing in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s722020s31
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Khing was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

14 babies were named Khing in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khing

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Khing between 2009 and 2023, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khing currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khing performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Khing shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khing in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 108 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Khing at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

108

Since 2009

15 years of records

Peak year

2016

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2009

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2023

Khing popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2009

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
14
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
46810121416 2023202120192017201520132009 5

Khing by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
72 births that decade — 67% of Khing's all-time total
2000s52010s722020s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khing?
108 babies have been named Khing since 2009. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
When was Khing most popular?
Khing was most popular in the 2010s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Khing been used?
Khing has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 15 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Khing?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khiry, Khi, Khiree, Khizar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.